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Windows 7: BSOD happens very often while browsing or playing games, error 0x124

SUMMARY:
Two nights ago I was playing Dragon Age Origins via Steam when out of nowhere my game froze up, made a buzzing noise, and BSOD (STOP Error 0x00000124). I had to manually restart as it did not do so automatically at the time. After the restart I was unable to reach the desktop as I was constantly hit with the BSOD. I turned off my computer and hoped that everything will be normal in the morning.

In the morning, the problem was still the same but I was at least presented with the option of the Windows Recovery Diagnostic tool. Upon reaching the desktop I discovered that my antivirus, avast! free anti-virus, had been deleted. This was done perhaps by the Windows Recovery tool. I thought everything was fixed, installed avast! Internet Security, and when I was again hit with the BSOD while browsing. Thinking avast! was the culprit I deleted it and tested my theory by playing Dragon Age again. I was able to play for a time, no more than 30 minutes before I was hit with another BSOD. The longest I have been able to play that game has been no more than an hour without error since the problem started.

Currently, I am able to immediately reach the desktop without any problems however the BSOD is still present. While browsing Facebook the other night, watching a Youtube video this morning, and even as recently as signing up to this forum to post this.

Someone had suggested that the problem sounds like my computer is overheating. That may be likely as I used to have my fan settings on quiet, even in gaming, but I had changed it to intelligent (more "aggressive" setting) to fluctuate with the temperature changes. Alas, I still experience the same BSOD problem.

I will list out a few things that may contribute to solving this problem.

Run chkdsk /f/r . No errors found however, my screen goes black and doesn't show what is happening during the test. I just assumed that's what it is doing, waited for 5 minutes or so, and my desktop ran. I have checked for disk errors before and it did used to show me the info.

NOT formatted my drive and reinstalled Windows.

Removed and reinserted the memory and GPU as well as made sure all connections are tightly secured.

Dump file has been attached and computer specs is listed in my profile. Just ask if you need any more information.

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